Billy Williams

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: June 15, 1938 in Whistler, AL us

High School: Whistler HS (Whistler, AL)

Debut: August 6, 1959 (Age 21-052d, 11,665th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1976 (Age 38-109d)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987. (Voted by BBWAA on 354/413 ballots)
View Billy Williams's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Billy Leo Williams

Nicknames: Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler

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Hall of Fame
Rookie of the Year
6x All-Star
Batting Title
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.6

9350

2711

426

.290

1410

RBI

1475

OBP

.361

SLG

.492

OPS

.853

OPS+

133

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 16	CHC		PHI	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 18	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	4	Apr 19	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 20	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 21	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	7	Apr 23 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
8	8	Apr 23 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,6-7	CG	52	11.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	9	Apr 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 26	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	41	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	12	Apr 28	CHC		CIN	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
13	13	Apr 29	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	14	Apr 30	CHC		CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 2	CHC		ATL	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	May 3	CHC		ATL	W,12-1	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	May 4	CHC		ATL	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	May 5	CHC		HOU	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	May 6	CHC		HOU	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	20	May 9	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
21	21	May 10	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	May 12	CHC	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 14	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	24	May 15	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 17	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 18	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 19	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
29	29	May 20	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	GS	32	8.1	7	1	0	8	1	1B LF
30	30	May 21	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	31	May 23	CHC		NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	32	May 24	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	33	May 25	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	CG	56	14.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 26	CHC		MON	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
35	35	May 27	CHC		MON	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
36	36	May 28	CHC		MON	L,5-7	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
37	37	May 29	CHC		MON	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	38	May 31	CHC		STL	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	39	Jun 1	CHC		STL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	40	Jun 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	41	Jun 3	CHC	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	42	Jun 4	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	43	Jun 6	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	44	Jun 7	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	45	Jun 8	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	46	Jun 10	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	47	Jun 11 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	48	Jun 11 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	49	Jun 13	CHC		SDP	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	50	Jun 14	CHC		SDP	W,12-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	51	Jun 15	CHC		SDP	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	52	Jun 16	CHC		LAD	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	53	Jun 17	CHC		LAD	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 18	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	55	Jun 19	CHC		SFG	W,7-6	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	56	Jun 20	CHC		SFG	W,15-8	GS	31	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
57	57	Jun 21	CHC		SFG	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	58	Jun 23	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Jun 24	CHC		PIT	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	60	Jun 25	CHC		PIT	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
61	61	Jun 26	CHC		PHI	W,11-1	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	62	Jun 27 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	64 (1)	Jun 28	CHC	@	STL	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	65	Jun 29	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	66	Jun 30	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	67	Jul 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	68	Jul 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	69	Jul 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
69	70	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	71	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	ATL	T,3-3	CG	29	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
71	72	Jul 5 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	73	Jul 5 (2)	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	74	Jul 6	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	75	Jul 7	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	76	Jul 8	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	77	Jul 9 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	79 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	CHC		HOU	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	80	Jul 11 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
79	81	Jul 12	CHC		HOU	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	82	Jul 13	CHC		HOU	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	83	Jul 14	CHC		ATL	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
82	84	Jul 15	CHC		ATL	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	85	Jul 16	CHC		ATL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
84	86	Jul 17	CHC		CIN	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	87	Jul 18	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	88	Jul 19	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	89	Jul 21	CHC	@	HOU	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	90	Jul 22	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	91	Jul 23	CHC	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
90	92	Jul 27 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	93	Jul 27 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	94	Jul 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	32	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	LF
93	95	Jul 29	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	96	Jul 30 (1)	CHC		STL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	97	Jul 30 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
96	98	Jul 31	CHC		STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	99	Aug 1	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	43	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	100	Aug 2	CHC	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	101	Aug 3 (1)	CHC	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	49	12.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	103 (1)	Aug 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
101	104	Aug 5	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
102	105	Aug 6	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-12	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	106	Aug 8	CHC		MON	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
104	107	Aug 9	CHC		MON	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
105	108	Aug 10	CHC		MON	W,8-0	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	109	Aug 11	CHC		NYM	W,7-2	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	110	Aug 12	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	111	Aug 13	CHC		NYM	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	112	Aug 15	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-7	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
110	113	Aug 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,9-14	GS	37	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	114	Aug 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	115	Aug 18	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-0	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
113	117 (1)	Aug 20	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	118	Aug 21	CHC	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	44	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	119	Aug 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
116	120	Aug 23	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	121	Aug 25	CHC		SFG	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
118	122	Aug 26	CHC		SFG	W,10-9	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	123	Aug 27	CHC		SFG	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
120	124	Aug 29	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
121	125	Aug 30	CHC		LAD	W,9-8	CG	58	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
122	126	Aug 31	CHC		LAD	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	127	Sep 1	CHC		SDP	W,14-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	128	Sep 2	CHC		SDP	W,8-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	129	Sep 3	CHC		SDP	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	130	Sep 4 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
127	132 (1)	Sep 5	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	133	Sep 6	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	134	Sep 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	135	Sep 8	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
131	136	Sep 9	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	138 (1)	Sep 12	CHC		PIT	L,0-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	139	Sep 13	CHC		PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	140	Sep 14	CHC		PIT	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	141	Sep 15	CHC		NYM	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	142	Sep 16	CHC		NYM	W,18-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
137	143	Sep 17	CHC		NYM	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
138	144	Sep 19	CHC		MON	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
139	145	Sep 20	CHC		MON	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
140	146	Sep 23 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
141	147	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,15-1	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
142	148	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	149	Sep 26	CHC	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
144	150	Sep 27	CHC	@	MON	W,8-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
145	151	Sep 29	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
146	152	Sep 30	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	63	16.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
147	153	Oct 1	CHC		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
148	156 (2)	Oct 4	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
							149gm		1297.2	273	13	4	290	5